Critter wines are all the rage, put some silly animal on the label and some folks will buy it. This one is medium dark in color very fruity on the nose. Lots of sweet almost Merlot like smells coming off it. I was getting excited. Perhaps I have found an inexpensive easily available Merlot! On [...]

Another wine from the Wine Spectator top 100 of 2009 it came in at #55 and they gave it a 91 for $18US. The wine is quite pale in color, mild on the nose with some varietal Riesling bouquet. On the front of the tongue are the hints of some sweet flavors, apricots come to [...]

This is another wine from Wine Spectator’s top 100 of 2009 and it came in at #39 and they gave it a 92 for $19US. The wine is quite pale in color mild on the nose with some varietal Viognier smells. This wine turned out to be very sensitive to temperature. When I first took [...]

This wine is #28 on the Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2008 (well the Reserve is). We don’t get the reserve so I thought I would give it a try. Wine Spectator gave the reserve a 92 at $18US. The wine is pale in color, classic New Zealand style Sauv on the nose, albeit a [...]

If your looking for that wine that will not offend (or delight) anyone a Pinot Grigio might be right up your alley. This particular one is pale in color mild on the nose. On the mid pallet are some pineapple flavors, slightly sweet, but not too much … On the finish it dies out pretty [...]

The wine is quite dark in color, on the nose are a mixture of lovely dark fruits. On the mid pallet are some very nice fruit forward cherries and cassis. There is a hint of oak and tobacco on the wine but nothing overpowering. On the finish the wine has some nicely balanced tannins and [...]

This one came to my attention as #62 on the Wine Spectator top 100 wines of 2009. They gave it a 90 for $12US. It is fairly available so I grabbed one. The wine is quite pale in color. On the nose are some mild varietal Riesling smells. On the mid pallet the wine is [...]

This one came to my attention as #54 of the top 100 Wines of 2009 from Wine Spectator. They gave it a 91 for $16US. The wine is quite dark in color, very fragrant with lots of cassis and cherries leaping out at you. On the mid pallet are some lovely flavors to match the [...]

This wine was being served at a party I was at. The wine is VERY interesting. On the mid pallet it is a VERY fruit forward Malbec. Lots of jammy flavors, strawberries and the like. On the finish the Shiraz kicks in and there are some slight pepper flavors with noticeable tannins. I was totally [...]

We stopped by Seaons in Oakville for a little birthday celebration and the proprietor treated us to this bottle that he has had in their extensive wine cellar for a LONG time. The wine is dark in color mild on the nose. On the mid pallet are some mild classic cab flavors with black fruits. [...]

Niagara Cab Francs are big wines that take quite a bit of time to be approachable. These bad boys can singe your pallet with teeth coating tannins and long tastes that make these wines a real hard wine to pair with food (sometimes). In France Cab Franc is used as a blending grape, often with [...]

I have had this wine in the past and been quite impressed, so I was excited to give this vintage a whirl. I find there wines reasonably priced and tasty. In the glass the wine is slightly yellow in color. Not as deep as some chards but not as pale as a sauv blanc. On [...]

The wine is quite dark as one would expect from a Malbec, mild on the nose. On the mid pallet out of the bottle the wine is quite alcohol forward which is to be expected it’s 14%. A quick trip through the decanter for 1 hour made a huge difference. The fruit starts to come [...]

2005 was a great year in Bordeaux so when I see ones that are under $20 I give them a whirl. The wine is dark in color as one would expect. According to the write up this is 100% Merlot. On the nose the wine is quite mild in fruit with some black fruits coming [...]

Without any research on this one I grabbed it on curiosity. I like Okanaga wines. It’s good to root for the underdog. The wine is dark in color with some black fruits on the nose. On the mid pallet are some varietal cab flavors, some cherries, some cassis and the like. On the finish the [...]